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Transport to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam, NetherlandsIATA: AMSICAO: EHAM
Current airport: AMS

4 options to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, showing where you arrive.

Transport

Train

Train (NS)

To and from the airport
Where
Schiphol Airport railway station (inside the terminal)

Good to know

  • The station is directly below the terminal; the escalator or elevator takes you one floor up to Schiphol Plaza.
  • Between Amsterdam Centraal and Schiphol a train runs eight times an hour, taking about 17 minutes.
  • Check in and out at the OV-chip posts at the top of the escalator and elevator on Schiphol Plaza; ticket machines are on Schiphol Plaza.

To the airport

  • From Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam you can travel to Schiphol 24/7 without changing trains.

Transport

Bus

Bus (urban and regional services, Amsterdam Airport Express)

To and from the airport
Where
Bus station in front of Schiphol Plaza (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • Buses depart from and arrive directly in front of Schiphol Plaza; the stops are well signposted from the arrivals hall.
  • The Amsterdam Airport Express (bus 397) runs directly to Amsterdam every 10 minutes during the day; at night the Niteliner (N97) runs once an hour.
  • Urban and regional services also run to Amsterdam, Leiden, Lisse, Haarlem and Noordwijk, among others; coaches and hotel shuttles follow the ‘Touring coaches’ signs.
  • You can check in on the bus with a (digital) bank card; tickets for the Amsterdam Airport Express are also sold online.

Transport

Taxi

Taxi to Schiphol (drop-off at the departure hall)

To the airport
Where
Terminal (departure hall)

To the airport

  • You are dropped off in front of your departure hall.

Transport

Car

By car

To and from the airport
Where
Terminal (departure hall)

Good to know

  • Navigation address: Ceintuurbaan Zuid, Schiphol (Haarlemmermeer).
  • Parking and quick drop-off or pickup are covered on their own pages below.

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Go to the official travel page of Amsterdam Airport SchipholOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the official websites of the airport and the carriers on September 9, 2026.